Church of the New Dispensation
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The Church of the New Dispensation was founded in 1881 by Keshab Chunder Sen in India. It was an offshoot of the Brahmo Samaj, a Hindu reform movement that emphasized monotheism and opposed idolatry. Sen aimed to create an institution that would synthesize the truths of all major religions, believing it would eventually supersede them. The Church of the New Dispensation incorporated elements of Hindu worship, such as devotional singing and dancing, and street processions. However, after Sen's death in 1884, the movement began to decline.1
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- Keshab Chunder Sen
…a new society—Naba Bidhan, or Nava Vidhana (“New Dispensation”)—continuing to preach a mixture of Hindu philosophy and Christian theology. He revived many ancient Vedic practices and sent 12 disciples to preach under a flag bearing a crescent, a cross, and a trident, the respective symbols of Islam, Christianity, and Shaivism…
Read More…a new society—Naba Bidhan, or Nava Vidhana (“New Dispensation”)—continuing to preach a mixture of Hindu philosophy and Christian theology. He revived many ancient Vedic practices and sent 12 disciples to preach under a flag bearing a crescent, a cross, and a trident, the respective symbols of Islam, Christianity, and Shaivism…
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HinduismBrahmo SamajIn 1881 Keshab founded the Church of the New Dispensation (Naba Bidhan) for the purpose of establishing the truth of all the great religions in an institution that he believed would replace them all. When he died in 1884, the Brahmo Samaj began to decline.
Read MoreIn 1881 Keshab founded the Church of the New Dispensation (Naba Bidhan) for the purpose of establishing the truth of all the great religions in an institution that he believed would replace them all. When he died in 1884, the Brahmo Samaj began to decline.
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